In this contribution we report a synthetic strategy for the encapsulation of functional biomolecules within MOF-based microcapsules. We employ an agarose hydrogel droplet Pickering-stabilised by UiO-66 and magnetite nanoparticles as a template around which to deposit a hierarchically structured ZIF-8 shell. The resulting microcapsules are robust, highly microporous and readily attracted to a magnet, where the hydrogel core provides a facile means to encapsulate enzymes for recyclable size-selective biocatalysis.
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Huo, J., Aguilera-Sigalat, J., El-Hankari, S., & Bradshaw, D. (2015). Magnetic MOF microreactors for recyclable size-selective biocatalysis. Chemical Science, 6(3), 1938–1943. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4sc03367a
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